The science of aesthetics; or, The nature, kinds, laws, and uses of beauty (1872)
Day, Henry Noble, 1808-1890 · New Haven, Conn., C.C. Chatfield & co. · leaf 243
These two curves will be sup-ported virtually on the corners of the upright wallssupporting the vaults, and will be propped againsta lateral push by these same walls. If now these 214 LAWS OF BEAUtV; curved lines or ribs be covered, we shall hav6 avault fully supported, resting over the square… … Roman Crossvault, § 177. 3. Gothic Architecture. ThePointed arch. characteristic feature of this style of architecture is ^t pointed arch. Wher-ever or whenever this element was first employed, orwhatever may have suggested its use, certain it isthat the necessity of steep roofs in severer…
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